Economy

The rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions has spilled into their respective communities. The City of Green Bay says the recently completed NFL draft, hosted at Lambeau Field, had more “unique visitors” than the previous year’s draft in Detroit.

Madison leaders are putting forward a new batch of zoning changes designed to increase the supply of housing in one of Wisconsin’s fastest-growing cities.

Wisconsin’s tourism industry experienced its third-straight year of record-setting economic impact in 2024 and set a new all-time high for the number of visits to the Badger State, Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday.

Local officials are rallying behind the Milwaukee Job Corps Center, as the facility faces possible closure under a Trump administration proposal.

The leader of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation says the agency will have to cut back on some of its programs over the next two years to compensate for a nearly $4 million drop in revenue. That’s after the Legislature’s Republican-controlled budget committee last week declined to take up WEDC’s request for additional money.

The Brown County Board of Supervisors has approved a deal that will pave the way toward moving Green Bay’s century-old downtown coal piles.

Workers at the Anodyne Coffee Roasting Company in Milwaukee voted Wednesday to form a union, the Milwaukee Area Service and Hospitality Workers Union announced.

The union says it has turned down two contract offers from Indiana-based Cummins Inc. The two sides are scheduled to meet again June 26.

Republican Sen. Ron Johnson remains opposed to a massive budget bill in Congress, telling WPR he wants to see larger spending cuts and an extension of federal tax cuts.

Books are more available than ever before thanks to the internet. But during the era of two-day shipping and audiobooks, many independent booksellers are finding that readers still want the connection of shopping for their next read in store.